Category Archives: Human Rights Education

Global citizenship education in crisis situation: 5 main recommendations

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Tina Robiolle

Happy to announce the release of a study I conducted for UNESCO/Education Sector on the promotion and implementation of global citizenship education in crisis situations, available soon online. Crisis situations affect the realization of human rights of many people and … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Africa, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace Education, Uncategorized | Tagged Crisis Situations, Education, Education and Conflict, education in emergencies, GCED, Global Citizenship, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, peace education, UNESCO | Leave a comment

“Victories over Violence, Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls,” a practitioners’ manual

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

Women’s Learning Partnership just released an interesting practitioners’ manual Victories over Violence: Ensuring Safety for Women and Girls (authors: Mahnaz Afkhami, Haleh Vaziri). Women’s Learning Partnership is a nonprofit organization consisting of 20 autonomous national partner organizations based in the Global … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Africa, Child Protection, Education, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Human Rights Education, Women | Tagged Abuse at Home, Afghanistan, Africa, Child brides, Child Protection, Educating for Safety and Peace, Education, Female Genital Mutilation, forced marriage, Haiti, Haleh Vaziri, human trafficking, Mahnaz Afkhami, Malaysia, Nepal, Prostitution, rape, sex slavery, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, United States, UNSCR 1325, Violence against women, Women and Girls in Peacemaking, women and peacebuilding, Women's Empowerment, Women's Learning Partnership | Leave a comment

Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Childhood Development and Peace

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Tina Robiolle

The World Peace Foundation is organizing an exciting conference on February 13 & 14, 2014, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University. There is no cost to attend, registration is filling fast: interested individuals can obtain more … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding | Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Conflict, Early Childhood, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, peace education, Peacebuilding, Violence, Violence against women | Leave a comment

International Day of Peace: UN calls for investment in peace education

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Education is vital for building peaceful societies and fostering global citizenship, senior United Nations officials today said marking the International Day of Peace with calls for greater investment in quality education and to reverse trends which show aid for schools … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Human Rights Education, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding | Tagged Alfred de Zayas, ban ki moon, Child Protection, Education, Education First, Education For All, education for peace, Girls' education, Human Rights, International Day of Peace, International Development, Irina Bokova, John Ashe, Malala Yousafzai, Peace, peace education, Peacebuilding, right to education, tolerance, UNESCO, United Nations | Leave a comment

Working to end gender-based violence at school: new report

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

Worldwide, 66 million girls are missing out on an education. This new Plan International report, A girl’s right to learn without fear, focuses on one of the major barriers girls face: gender-based violence – sexual, physical and psychological –in and … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace Education, Women | Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, peace education, Plan International, Teachers, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment

A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Tina Robiolle

A Path to Dignity: The Power of Human Rights Education is a 28-minute movie that presents three stories illustrating the impact of human rights education respectively on school children (India), law enforcement agencies (Australia) and women victims of violence (Turkey). … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, Peace, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women | Tagged A Path to Dignity, Australia, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Child Protection, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education Associates, India, Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, peace education, President of Costa Rica, Soka Gakkai International, Turkey, United Nations, United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment | Leave a comment